Suspenders



$5 11. 1, 1931. M. B. 51:0TT 1,821,239

I SUSPENDERS Filed Nov. 23, 1928 Patented Sept. 1, 1931 umrltn STATES MARIE B. SCOTT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURT suszennnnns .App lication filed November 23, 1928,. Serial 3213221 F This invention relates to suspenders, and with regard to certain more specific features, to a swivel joint for connecting certain portions of the suspenders.

Among the several objects of this invention may be noted the provision of a swivel joint for suspenders which is adapted to conveniently and positively hold the strap portions of suspenders to the trousers ;'the provision of a joint of the class described which will accommodate considerable variation in the size of the wearer without appreciable inconvenience; the provision of a joint of the class described which will permit of considerable body movement, as, for example, twisting, bending, and stretching, with ease and freedom from strain; and the provision of a joint of the class described which will be simple in construction and economical in manufacture. Other objects will be in art obvious and in part pointed outhereina ter.

The invention accordingly comprises the elements and combinations of elements, features of construction, and arrangements of parts which will be exemplified in the structure hereinafter described, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claim.- I i In the accompanying drawings in which are illustrated two of various possible embodiments of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a back view illustrating one form of the invention in place upon a figure;

Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of one form of the invention per se;

Fig. 4 is a side view of the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 3;

Fig. 5 is a front view illustrating a second form of the invention in place upon a figure;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the second form of the invention per se; and,

Fig. 7 is a side view of an interlock.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, there is illustrated at numeral 1 a pair of suspenders functioning to support a mans trousers. It will be noticed that,

whereas in the prior art suspenders are fashioned to adapt themselves to a six point suspension, in this figure the suspenders support by means of twopoints only. It

has heretofore been considered undesirable tohave less than siX suspension points for the trousers, primarily because the two-point suspensions'do not permit of a ready enough adjustment to the changing contours of the body when it undergoes movements of i a twisting, turning, bending or the like nature. The recognized advantages of the two-point suspension have been the simplicity, ease of appliance, 'and saving of ma terials. This'invention provides a means of eliminating the difficulties attendant upon such two-point suspenders and at the same time provides means so universal in character .that they can also be applied with improvement to the six-point suspension types. This invention accordingly comprises the swivel joint illustrated at 3 (shown in more detail in Figs. 3 and/i). At numeral 5 is illustrated a bearing or base portion, which has hung thereto, movably, a metalloop 7 adapted to engage buttons 8 upon the trousers 9; The construction of this loop is selfevident from the drawings- It swings at right angles to the swing of the two supports 11 and 13, to be described. Riveted rotatablyto the upper portion of base 5 are s'aidtwo supports or engaging means 11" and l3,adapted to engage the customary webs of elastic or other material 15 and 17, respectively. The supports 11 and 13 are designed with" open spaces 19 and '21 in the center" portions thereof to allow the Webs 15' and 17 .to'p'ass therethrough. .The rivet 28 holds the two supports and the bearing or base portion 5 therebetween in freely movable position. The support '11 has afiixed'around the top bar or portion adapted'to engage the webthereof a hollow cylina der or roller 25, which serves to prevent excessivewear u 7 onthe web 15 which passes therearonnd. Tie web 15 is made adjustable in length by means of the friction clip 27. This clip isof conventional construction, and therefore needs no descriptionhere. The 'web17 is'permanentIy fixed to support 13, and, as it is not subject to the change of position that the web 11 is, there is no hollow cylinder.

Suspender webs for use with this joint are arranged in the following manner:

The front, adjustable web 15 passes directly up from the support 11 on the joint to the shoulder. It passes over the right shoulder and down the back at a diagonal, coming around the left side to the joint on the left side, where it is permanently fixed to support 13. The second web passes in a similar fashion from the left joint over theleft shoulder and diagonally down the back to the right joint, where it is permanently aflixed. At the point of intersection of the two webs in the back it is desirable, to afiix to each web an extra length 28 and 30 of the Web material, and to interlock the double web so formed. This interlock as illustrated in Fig. 1 serves to facilitate the application and removal of the suspenders. As illustrated in Fig. 7, this interlock is not like the sewed-cross type of suspender interlock but permits relative movement between the lengths passing over the back.

The advantage of this new type of swivel joint lies in the freedom which it allows to the suspenders when the body is in a distorted position. The webs are perfectly free to change their angles with respect to each other, and with respect to the base portion 5 because of the swivel joint allowed by rivet 28. The loop 7 is movable with respect to the base portion 5 to permit lateral motion (Fig. 4). It is thus seen that motion is easily accomplished in all directions.

The buttons 8 are placed preferably on the sides of the trousers, but if desired, they may be placed a little to the front or rear of the side portion. 7 i

It will be noted in Fig. 4 that the top portions of supports 11 and 13 are bent slightly away from each other. Here the object is to prevent undesirable rubbing between the surfaces of the two webs.

It is to be noticed that these two-point suspension suspenders can be readily, worn over or under a shirt, inasmuch as thebuttons on the side are located in approximate juxtaposition to the slits in the tails of a shirt. The loop 7 can be passed through such slits conveniently, and the suspenders can therefore be used beneath the shirt.

The second embodiment of the invention, illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, indicates two changes over the first form. These changes may be lncorporated together, as shown, or indlvidually, according to personal desires. In the first place, the loop 7 is supplanted by two tapes 29 and 31, provided with button holes in the lower portions thereof for engaging with two buttons instead of one.

In order to carry out the flexibility of the inventlon as a Whole, these two tapesare affixed to supports 84 and 36 similar to support 13 in the first embodiment. The base portion 5 is eliminated and the three su ports 34, 36 and 11 are riveted movably together by rivet 33.

In this case the suspenders are arranged as shown inFig. 5. The two-point suspension is not used. Instead, a six-point suspension is adopted. Inasmuch as the flexibility and ease of application are primarily due to, the swivel construction of the joint piece, there is no great sacrifice of these qualities. In this six-point suspension the webs are connected as illustrated in Fig. 5; that is, they are adjustably fixed to the supporter 11, and pass over the shoulder, thence to interlock with the web from the other side, and finally to a button affixed to the back of the trousers. There is no joint provided in the back.

In view of the above, it will be seen that the several objects of the invention are achieved and other advantageous results are attained.

As many changes could be made in carry ing out the above constructions without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

A joint for suspenders which comprises a base portion, a metal loop movably and directly attachedthereto adapted to engage a trouser button, and supports rotatably riveted to said base portion adapted to receive in attachment suspender webs, the plane of movement of said loop being at right angles to the planeof rotation of said supports.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 21st day of November, 1928.

. MARIE B. SCOTT- 

